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Indicator Digest

Retail Sales
Retail sales is a signal of economic growth because it measures how much money is spent at the consumer level. Consumer consumption accounts for two-thirds of many developed economies.

Main Indicator: Retail Sales y/y

Most Recent Release

March
8th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
4.4% 2.4% 4.4% 4.7%

For January
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Previous Release: PDF

Switzerland’s real retail sales rose 4.4% y/y nsa in January after a downwardly revised 4.4% y/y rise in December, registering a second consecutive year-on-year gain, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed.

Table of Past Data

6/177/158/179/1610/1611/1712/71/112/83/8
Actual1.2%-1.4%0.9%1.0%-1.0%-1.6%3.1%0.6%4.7%4.4%
Forecast0.5%0.8%0.8%1.1%1.7%1.1%1.2%1.9%1.3%2.4%
Previous1.2%1.2%-1.4%0.9%1.0%-1.0%-2.1%3.6%-0.1%4.4%
Revised FromN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-1.6%3.1%N/A4.7%

Past Releases

February
8th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
4.7% 1.3% -0.1% N/A

For December
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Previous Release: PDF

January
11th, 2010
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
0.6% 1.9% 3.6% 3.1%

For November
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Official Release: PDF

December
7th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
3.1% 1.2% -2.1% -1.6%

For October
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Official Release: PDF

From the Release: "According to provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), real, seasonally adjusted turnover in the retail sector rose by 1.3% in October 2009 compared with September 2009 (nominal +0.7%). Real, not seasonally adjusted turnover in the retail sector rose by 3.1% in October 2009 compared with October 2008 (nominal +2.1%)."

November
17th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-1.6% 1.1% -1.0% N/A
October
16th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-1.0% 1.7% 1.0% N/A
September
16th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
1.0% 1.1% 0.9% N/A
For August
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Official Release: PDF
August
17th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
0.9% 0.8% -1.4% N/A

For July
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Official Release: PDF

July
15th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
-1.4% 0.8% 1.2% N/A

For June
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Official Release: PDF

From the Release: "According to provisional results issued by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), real turnover in the retail sector fell by 1.4% in May 2009 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year which had the same number of sales days. Nominal turnover also fell by 1.4% compared with May 2008. If the first five months of the year 2009 are aggregated, nominal turnover per sales day rose by 0.9% compared with the corresponding period a year earlier, and real turnover by 0.5%."

June
17th, 2009
Actual Forecast Previous Revised Form
1.2% 0.5% 1.2% N/A
For May
Provided by: Federal Statistics Office (FSO)
Previous Release: Web